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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I'm like a kitten; I go to sleep when I get warmed through."
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
all
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From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am," he responded, "only they make me sleepy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
awake
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From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
barn
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From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
cold
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From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
congregation
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From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
disconcerted
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From this reading He looked rather disconcerted a moment, and then grinned, though sheepishly.
don't
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From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
freeze
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From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
get
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From this reading I'm like a kitten; I go to sleep when I get warmed through."
go
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From this reading I'm like a kitten; I go to sleep when I get warmed through."
grinned
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From this reading He looked rather disconcerted a moment, and then grinned, though sheepishly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am," he responded, "only they make me sleepy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am," he responded, "only they make me sleepy.
I'm
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From this reading I'm like a kitten; I go to sleep when I get warmed through."
idea
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From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
keep
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From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
kitten
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From this reading I'm like a kitten; I go to sleep when I get warmed through."
laughed
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From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
laughing
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From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
like
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From this reading I'm like a kitten; I go to sleep when I get warmed through."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked rather disconcerted a moment, and then grinned, though sheepishly.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am," he responded, "only they make me sleepy.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am," he responded, "only they make me sleepy.
moment
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From this reading He looked rather disconcerted a moment, and then grinned, though sheepishly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
only
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From this reading "I am," he responded, "only they make me sleepy.
out
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From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
outright
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From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
partly
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From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
rather
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From this reading He looked rather disconcerted a moment, and then grinned, though sheepishly.
responded
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From this reading "I am," he responded, "only they make me sleepy.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
sheepishlyadverbUS /ˈʃiːpɪʃli/
in an embarrassed or timid way
From this reading He looked rather disconcerted a moment, and then grinned, though sheepishly.
sleep
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From this reading I'm like a kitten; I go to sleep when I get warmed through."
sleepy
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From this reading "I am," he responded, "only they make me sleepy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
then
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From this reading He looked rather disconcerted a moment, and then grinned, though sheepishly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am," he responded, "only they make me sleepy.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He looked rather disconcerted a moment, and then grinned, though sheepishly.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I'm like a kitten; I go to sleep when I get warmed through."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm like a kitten; I go to sleep when I get warmed through."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
too
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From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
unfair
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From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
very
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From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
vestry
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From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
warmed
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From this reading I'm like a kitten; I go to sleep when I get warmed through."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
well
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From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I laughed outright, and when he asked me what I was laughing at I told him it was partly at the idea of his being like a kitten, and partly because I had found him out.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I'm like a kitten; I go to sleep when I get warmed through."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is all very well for you to keep the vestry as cold as a barn so that you can keep awake," I added; "but don't you think it is unfair to the rest of the congregation to freeze them too?"
